Orbe
Sign in to saveOrbe (; ; older , ; ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Orbe
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Orbe VD.JPG
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Orbe town
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Orbe COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Orbe Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Vaud
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VD
- Swiss town.district
- Jura-Nord Vaudois
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 1350
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5757
- Swiss town.area
- 12.04
- Swiss town.elevation
- 479
- Swiss town.population
- 5063
- Swiss town.populationof
- 2003
- Swiss town.website
- www.orbe.ch
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Syndic
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Agiez, Arnex-sur-Orbe, Chavornay, Épendes, Essert-Pittet, Mathod, Montcherand, Valeyres-sous-Rances
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient history
- Middle ages
- Early modern and modern Orbe
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Orbe (; ; older , ; ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
==History== Orbe is first mentioned about 280 as Urba. In 1179, it was mentioned as versus Orbam.